#S305 – Object Relations

Course Details

• Instructor: TBA
• Thursday 8:30 – 10:15 pm
• Live Webinar via Zoom
• 2/26/26, 3/12/26, 3/26/26, 4/23/26, 5/7/26, 5/28/26, 6/18/26, 6/25/26
• No ceus

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will start by tracing the shift from the Freudian understanding of human experience as driven by sexual and aggressive drives to its understanding as driven by the need to connect and relate to others. We will focus on the contributions of the first theoreticians emerging from the British School of psychoanalytic thought starting with Klein and following with Fairbairn, Winnicott and Bion. We’ll also discuss and introduce more recent approaches to object relations and their influence in contemporary thinkers such as Christopher Bollas and Thomas Ogden. A contemporary read through the lens of object relations of race and violence will be discussed at the end of the cycle.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Candidates will be able to list three theoretical differences between Drive Theory and Object Relations Theory.
• Candidates will be able to list three of the major concepts of Object Relations Theory and will be able to list three ways they may be applied in clinical practice.
• Candidates will be able to list and describe two theoretical contributions to Object Relations Theory by Klein, Fairbairn, Winnicott, Bion, Ogden, and Bollas

Course Structure:

One hundred and five (105) minutes virtual classes (Zoom) will be held every other week for a total of 8 classes. Candidates should keep their cameras on at all times. Candidates are asked to log in to class from a private space that will guarantee the confidentiality of the information discussed in class. All case material should be properly disguised to protect the identity of the patient. Candidates will read for each class the material assigned and will write a paragraph or two in response to a reading of their choice. Instructor will collect these writings and will return them the following class with comments. Classes will revolve around the explanation and discussion of the main concepts in the assigned readings. In every class an assigned candidate will present a clinical vignette to illustrate the material. Candidates will write a 2-4 pages clinical paper utilizing some of the concepts developed in class. Paper to be submitted on the last day of class.

TECHNOLOGY:

This course takes place online with synchronous video on Zoom (fully interactive). System requirements are:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

COSTS:

This course costs $350.00 and there is a $115.00 Semester Registration Free for New Candidates which includes a one-year subscription to Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing PEP and a one-year membership to the Psychoanalytic Candidates Organization (PACO). Returning Candidates must pay a $50 registration fee for the Spring Semester.

Refund policy: After the 4th class session, there is no refund. Monies paid for classes when candidates withdraw from the program after the 4th class, will be applied as a credit, if the candidate returns to NJI. If a candidate withdraws before the 4th class, 1/2 tuition will be refunded. (This excludes the registration fee of $115).

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS:

There is no potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support for this event.

CONTACT:

For more information or registration, please call 201-836-1065, visit us online at www.njinstitute.com or contact us via email at info@njinstitute.com